A person whose visual acuity is 20/200 or less in both eyes

A person whose visual acuity is 20/200 or less in both eyes

• A. Blind
• B. Visual Impairment
• C. Low Vision
• D. Color Blindness

Answer: (A)

Legal blindness is defined by having 20/200 vision or worse in the better eye, even with the best possible correction, or by a severely restricted visual field. When someone shows 20/200 or worse in both eyes, the better-seeing eye meets that threshold, so they are considered legally blind. This is different from low vision or visual impairment, which describe significant vision loss but not necessarily the legal threshold, and color blindness concerns color perception rather than acuity. So, describing someone at this acuity level as blind best fits the measurement.

Legal blindness is defined by having 20/200 vision or worse in the better eye, even with the best possible correction, or by a severely restricted visual field. When someone shows 20/200 or worse in both eyes, the better-seeing eye meets that threshold, so they are considered legally blind. This is different from low vision or visual impairment, which describe significant vision loss but not necessarily the legal threshold, and color blindness concerns color perception rather than acuity. So, describing someone at this acuity level as blind best fits the measurement.